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Originally Posted by OldDog
So, why the rush to judgement by (some) black "leaders," and the main stream media? Why are they claiming something which, if you're right, can neither be proven nor disproven, namely that young blacks are being killed by police more than young whites, hispanics or asians? (rhetorical, I know)
And why did Obama so quickly dispatch Eric Holder to Ferguson? Was it so that he could publicly recall his own "angry" experience with police? Maybe he's considering his own run for the 2016 nomination.
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altho there are no stats faithfully compiled regarding use of force, there are many studies about race, bias, stop and frisk stats, etc.
and there's also tons of anecdotal evidence. it's not a rush to judgement. they live it every day.
why did obama dispatch holder? because it's a big mess over there. the county is investigating their own, which is ripe for problems right off. there's evidence coming out of past run ins there, discussion of other times where there's bias. and i have to say, this trickle of info coming out now and then is mind boggling. they took days to interview suspects, and only did so when the thing blew wide open.
as for his own 'angry' experience with police....
this is why it's so difficult to have race discussions. if someone says 'this happened to me' there are those who will dismiss it. if someone writes that it seems there is a disproportionate number of cops vs blacks as compared to other groups, they're a self hating liberal.
there was an article discussing ferguson police and stops on blacks vs whites, and the disparity in criminal finding. more often than not, the whites were actually the ones found with contraband-but everyone knows that it's more likely a black man will be stopped than a white man.
i'll never forget hearing the story of a black guy at the store (i think it was neil degrasse tyson) who went to leave, and at the exact moment he was leaving the store, a white guy went thru the security gates with him.
the alarm went off. they stopped him. not both him and the other guy...just him.